With increasing obesity, fuel consumption becomes weighty matter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Excess fuel consumption caused by excess driver and passenger weight has increased in the past two years, with no end in sight.
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Simple soybean anything but - genetically, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Think humans are complex creatures? Consider the lowly soybean, said a Purdue University researcher. When it comes to genetics, the soybean plant is far more intricate than that of a human, said Scott Jackson, ...
Dec 16, 2008
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Fujitsu Develops Power-Saving CMOS Technology for 32nm-Generation and Beyond
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of power-saving CMOS technology for logic LSI chips for 32 nanometer- (32nm-) generation and beyond. The new technology enables employment of a specific ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 16, 2008
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Blue ribbon task force: Economic plans needed to preserve digital data
A blue ribbon task force, commissioned late last year to identify sustainable economic models to provide access to the ever-growing amount of digital information in the public interest, has issued its interim report. The ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 16, 2008
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Sun Often 'Tears Out A Wall' In Earth's Solar Storm Shield
(PhysOrg.com) -- Earth's magnetic field, which shields our planet from particles streaming outward from the Sun, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks, according to researchers sponsored by NASA and the National ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2008
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Magma Discovered in Situ for First Time
(PhysOrg.com) -- A crew drilling on the Big Island of Hawaii has discovered magma, the molten rock material — never before found in its natural habitat underground — that is the central ingredient in the evolution of ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2008
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What does it take to make New Year's resolutions a reality?
(PhysOrg.com) -- So you have a New Year's resolution: get your books and papers organized, plan a vacation your family can afford, or find a new job in a new town. How to keep track of all the details necessary to get the ...
Software
Dec 16, 2008
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Scientists print dense lattice of transparent nanotube transistors on flexible base
It's a clear, colorless disk about 5 inches in diameter that bends and twists like a playing card, with a lattice of more than 20,000 nanotube transistors capable of high-performance electronics printed upon it using a potentially ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 16, 2008
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Researchers hunting drugs for devastating parasitic disease
Hundreds of millions of people, mainly in developing countries, are disabled by infectious diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
Dec 16, 2008
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How healthy are America's coasts?
The overall condition of the nation's coastal waters has improved slightly, based on a recently released environmental assessment. The National Coastal Condition Report III (NCCRIII) is the third in a series of environmental ...
Environment
Dec 16, 2008
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